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metalearning

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A branch of metacognition concerned with learning about one's own learning and learning processes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning 2

A form of machine learning where automatic learning algorithms are applied to metadata about machine learning experiments, so that the machine learns how to learn.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: computing, computing-theory, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Meaning 3

A certain theory about how neurotransmitters facilitate distributed learning mechanisms.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: medicine, neuroscience, sciences

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History

Etymology

From meta- + learning.